Why do you suppose almost all US flags are made in China today?

Question

Take a look anywhere you see them for sale. Made in China is so consistent I'm wondering if it hasn't been an official addition to the banner.

Answer 1

Because most people today want to spend as little as possible on everything they buy. This means that the retailers have to spend even less on the stuff so they can stay in business. Same for the wholesalers and the brokers and on down to the manufacturers. Therefore, in order to keep food on their kids plate the manufacturers move to China where they can afford the labor.

Answer 2

Probably---and if you touch them to put them up, they're probably poisonous, too.

Answer 3

Making a flag is labor intensive, but requires little in the way of specialized skills.  That calls for China.

Answer 4

Because American made flags are made with flame resistant materials....not really a sought after feature.

Answer 5

Because the Chinese laborers work for next to nothing, and if they complain they get beat.

Answer 6

It's much cheaper to make everything in China so the companies that used to produce flags which is a part of the market and has nothing to do with the American government has moved it manufacturing to China where the price is lower so they can maximize profit.

Answer 7

because the quality is much better than in the US

Answer 8

cause we have been sold out to the highest bidder.

Answer 9

Take a look at anything. Everything is made in China.

Answer 10

Because goods from China are so cheap to import. The Chinese companies who produce them have cheap, plentiful labour (China has a population of 1.3 billion, most of the working class are manual labourers on much lower pay than Western nations), so they don't need to make as much profit as companies from other countries.